The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-09
hrs. ANARCHIST PARSONS
A MORNIsG's CHAT WITH THAT
BUSY WOMAN,
Who Speaks Of the Condemned Men
and Her Efforts In Their
Behalf.


night in Tivoli Hall, is much im-
proved In health and spirits since her
former visit herA several months ago.
A 1tmes-Stdr 1870 II called upon her
this morning at tho IT sidence Of a
prominent German business man,
where size has elegant apartments and
is being entertained in royal style.
She gre ed the Times. Star pleasant
ly, and when ssked how the press
treated her whila on her recsnt lee.
turing tour, ssid:
while none Of the p,pers have re-
ported me exactly corrsct, yet have
been treated fairly By all excepting
three. They are the CiBcinnalI En-
quirer, Pittsburg Times and Omaha Bee
Remember Lspeak now of my forms r
trip. The Bee was especially venom.
GUS"
"What do you think Of the Spies
Van y indt r1manceP'
That Is private mater bstwaen
the two interested, and do not wish
to say any thing upon that subjecs
do believe, however, that Mss Van
ZAndt loves Spies and that he fully
return 8 her aff ction9. She is now ia
a proslraed condition on account Of
the newspaper ass .ults upon her,
which have certainly been very I'M
just. ! know her AMI 1 never met a
more m1dett woman. She dislikes
not riety or sensstionalism Of any
kind and the publicly the press has
Ltven her has made her sick"
"Do You believe they will yet b,
MIR led if Spies gets free?"
81 understand they consider that
they are legally married. They con-
slider the pr ceremony binding."
How are the imprisoned men
standing their confinemeut?
"Tolerably we'll and not very wall
either. While they have not lost
much If any flesh, yet they are ex-
ceeding'y pale and weak. Why, a
perfon can almost see through their
hands, they have such a transpa aren't
appearance. This condition is ex
planned when l tell you they have
only three hours exercise in the cor
ridors of the all and cut of their cells
a day an hour and a half morning
and evening""
"Are visitors allowed to see them p
"Yes, and talk 10 them through the
iron bars of the CELL"
as q reversal OF the verdict OF the
lower court generally anticipated ?"
"Oh, yes. But whether ii il or moi
by the Illinois court, constitution l
question has been raised, and il the
State Supreme Court sffirms the judg.
ment it will go pro mptly to the United
STAT s Supreme Court"
SIS the defense ready for the argu-
meDt?'
eyes. Mr.. Leonard SWEET, our lead.
ing counsel, showed ma the brief the
other day, aud everything is ready.
This week, Thursday, March 10th, is
the day set for the hearing, but it may
possibly 60 over until Monday a
week."
"From what you saw OF the briefs
whvse case would you think he re-
| CARDS as the most serious? ?"
"He has them divided into three
separate classes. LinRg's case is
treated s'one. You will remember
the bombs were found in his posses
zion. While his case is treated as the
most desperate, Mr.. SWEET says more
Incompetent testimony was admitted
sg Iinst him than any Of the others
Then comes pies and Flelden's cases.
You will remember they were present
when the uagedy occurred, but no
bombs were found in their nos ession.
The cases gainst Sthwab, Neeoe and
my hAsbaDd are The least serious. it
is not claimed that either OF them
were even present at Haymatket
Square when the bomb was thrown.
f r Neebe no Argument is needed.
Tue brief simply states that there ia
no case whatever against him, and
that there is not the slightest excuse
for the verdict"
swim Col. Ingersoll take part in the
cas- ?"
"N). l met Mr.. Iugersoll in Chick.
ering Hall, New YORK, and he ga d
thai he was so press ID with business
at home that he could no. assist in the
case. He see ned to have 10 other
obi ii ms, and intimsted that was it
convenient he would gladly take psrS
for the defense. He treated me very
cautiously, and seemed interested in
| the case"
Glow much will the case cost the
defenseP'
Twenty thousand dollars have al.
ready been expended, and II a new
trial Is granted it will take $4,000
more"
"Have you raised this2'
"No; only $4,000 of it so far"
"Dit you collect most of The $22, 00C
already raised2"
"a large per cent of it; but as dc
not collect it personally, Dut send 1t to
the defense finauce committee, at Chi
cago, from all parts OF the country,
cannot tell just what part l HAYS beer
instrumental in getting, l Just want
to remark that having is a very dear
luxury whether one is right or wrong
Have you had large aud ences?"
eyes, everywhere, as macy as the
halls could acc lmodste."
care you just starting out on another
trip"
eyes. | lecture here again thiE
week next Sunday night at St. Louis
Tuesday night at Uarondelet. Teen
go to Milwaukee mex, and two weeks
from tonight l will be in New York"
"Has there been any change OF pub.
lie sentiment toward the convicted
ssvenT
Eyes, everywhere. But no place
more than in Chicago, where the feel
ing was so bitter; and the change ID
not confined to the laboring classes,
but many of the best business city ms
now think the verdict an injustice and
unwsrranted by the evidence"
"In New York did you find the ms-
jority Of labor sympathizsrs Henry
George menu"
when I was there Henry George
was king among that element. But
OF the 5000 men that voted for him
prObab y not more than one per cent
\ had evaR rad HE hnoku ~ knovw x,h a